I assume you have a barcode reader on your autochanger. The command to label is label barcodes. I do this and put all of the volumes in the Scratch pool. When bacula does not have an appendable tape in a pool it will fetch it from the Scratch pool.
John On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 12:30 PM, RAT <rober...@netzero.net> wrote: > Hello Bacula Users! > > I am trying to get Bacula running. I have it working using disk. I just > need it to use my tape drive. I am using Linux CentOS 7 (on Dell 720) and a > Dell DL4000 tape library. > > P.S. Note the "Alert Command" setting (as I always get those 50/50 chances > wrong). > > ERROR: > > 03-Sep 11:21 bacula-sd JobId 13: Job DL4000.2014-09-03_11.21.39_05 is > waiting. Cannot find any appendable volumes. > Please use the "label" command to create a new Volume for: > Storage: "Drive1" (/dev/nst0) > Pool: Default > Media type: LTO-6-Drive > > CONFIG: > > [bacula-dir.conf] > # Definition of DDS tape storage device > Storage { > Name = DL4000 > # Do not use "localhost" here > Address = [my FQDN here - RAT] # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here > SDPort = 9103 > Password = "[it's a secret]" # password for Storage daemon > Device = Drive1 # must be same as Device in Storage > daemon > Device = Drive2 # must be same as Device in Storage > daemon > Device = Drive3 # must be same as Device in Storage > daemon > Device = Drive4 # must be same as Device in Storage > daemon > Media Type = LTO-6-Drive # must be same MediaType in Storage > daemon > Autochanger = yes # enable for autochanger device > } > > [bacula-sd.conf] > > # My Attempt to add the Dell DL4000 > # > Autochanger { > Name = DL4000 > Device = Drive1 > Device = Drive2 > Device = Drive3 > Device = Drive4 > Changer Command = "/usr/libexec/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d" > Changer Device = /dev/sg5 > } > > Device { > Name = Drive1 # > Drive Index = 0 > Media Type = LTO-6-Drive > Archive Device = /dev/nst0 > AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it > AlwaysOpen = yes; > RemovableMedia = yes; > RandomAccess = no; > AutoChanger = yes > # # > # # Enable the Alert command only if you have the mtx package loaded > # # Note, apparently on some systems, tapeinfo resets the SCSI controller > # # thus if you turn this on, make sure it does not reset your SCSI > # # controller. I have never had any problems, and smartctl does > # # not seem to cause such problems. > # # > # Alert Command = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'" > # If you have smartctl, enable this, it has more info than tapeinfo > Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error %c'" > } > > (similar X4 for the rest of drives) > > Robert Threet > http://yesistilluseperl.blogspot.com/ > ____________________________________________________________ > Apple's new iPhone? > Look closely. Because as you might guess, Apple is hiding something… > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/54074283939e742822c7est03duc > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Slashdot TV. > Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. > http://tv.slashdot.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- John M. Drescher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. http://tv.slashdot.org/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users